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Twice in Three Days, Darien Packages Purloined from Porches

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Darien residents told police twice last week that packages left outside their homes on the west side of Darien (bot otherwise not especially close to each other) were missing. The apparent thefts occurred within three days of each other, first on Kensett Lane, then on Holmes Ave., at homes that are a bit less than 2 miles apart. Kensett Lane, Dec. 16
A Kensett Lane woman said that she was told through FedEx’s tracking service that the delivery company had delivered a package outside her home at 6:30 p.m., on Monday, Dec. 16.

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Police: Thief Foiled in Attempt to Get Package Delivered to Unoccupied House

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Perhaps the would-be thief didn’t know that FedEx drivers would be acting against company policy to leave packages on doorsteps without getting a signature with identification. Perhaps he thought he could get the driver to give it to him anyway. In any event, a potential porch pirate didn’t get a package that was addressed to a vacant house on Edmond Street and to a person who, naturally, doesn’t live there. In fact, as far as police know, no one with that name ever lived there. Darien police gave this further description of the incident last Thursday, Dec.

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Package Taken From in Front of House on Dec 7 or 8

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A package with $23 in merchandise was left in front of a house on Renshaw Road on Saturday, Dec. 7, then stolen, police said. The next day, a resident checked with Amazon, which confirmed the delivery, although the package was gone, according to police. She called police just after 4 p.m. that day. Police are still investigating the incident.

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Female With a Package Seen But Not Recognized by Victim as a Porch Pirate

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A Pembroke Road woman looked outside to see a woman with a package in her hands, and the woman thought the package was being delivered — as it was being stolen. Here’s what police said about the theft:

On Wednesday, Aug. 14, a woman heard a vehicle pull into her driveway on Pembroke Road. When she looked outside, she saw a woman on her front porch holding an Amazon package. The woman didn’t think anything was wrong because she assumed the package was being delivered.